What do YOU eat after a workout??

I usually have some sliced apples with a tablespoon of almond butter. but sometimes, like today, i only had a cup of skim milk with a tablespoon of lite chocolate syrup (yum!).

usually any kind of protein is the way to go after a workout.

A tuna burger is what I go for after a workout garnished with salsa, sour cream, and cheese. Also drink a good bit of water. Or I'll make one of my fruit smoothies with a little peanut butter and cinnamon.

Do you have a recipe you like for those tuna burgers?

It all depends at what time of the day I workout and how intensive it was. Sometimes I am not hungry, so I get a wheat cracker with a string cheese or 5 or 6 whole almonds and water, to hold me until lunch or dinner. I agree with another post, I am not very hungry after a workout and if I eat or drink too much, I get sick.

I didn't try the glass of milk after a workout but I may do that in the future.

After a workout your absorbtion is at it's highest for the day. Your body is prepared to take in and use anything you give it, so you have to give it GOOD stuff. After a resistance workout I have 1 cup of low-fat chocolate milk, as it has a ratio of 4:1 of high glycemic fast acting carbs to protein. This is usually the one time of day where fast-acting carbs are a good thing, as they stimulate the muscles to start the recovery process. Proteins are also good because they give you the building blocks for the muscle to rebuild itself. I drink the chocolate milk asap, usually 15 minutes after my workout, then try to get fast acting lean protein about 30 minutes after that, usually some form of chicken or whey protein powder.

This is also a pretty good time to take any vitamins or other supplements you take once a day, both because absorbtion is so high and the fast-acting carbs stimulate digestion, so your pills/powders won't sit in your stomach and get broken down by stomach acids.

If it isn't a resistance workout then go protein from a lean source.

Depending on the workout a boiled egg is quick and easy and so good for you! I boil half a dozn at a time and keep them in the fridge at home and at work. (Gym is at work)

Nice thread! I'm glad the question was raised as I've wondered for a long time.

I always have a protein smoothie after my workout. 1 cup 1% milk, 1 cup ice, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 banana, 2 tbsp natural peanut butter and 1 or 2 scoops of vanilla protein. Blended until smooth.

I typically eat a banana and drink a muscle milk light. Along with about 2 bottles of water. I don't know the evidence or proof of needing to eat after a work out, but I work out in the mornings and I am typically hungry by the time I am done.

Here's the basic recipe for my tuna burger:

1 small can of tuna
1 large egg
1/4 cup of progresso bread crumbs.

Mix everything together in small bowl while heating a small skillet. I use Pam to grease the pan. Make the mixture into a patty (you could make 2, but I usually just eat it all as 1) and throw it in the skillet on Medium heat. Cook both sides until brown.

It's really up to you what you do with it after it is cooked. I usually throw in some chili powder, cumin, garlic, and black pepper before cooking the patty and then garnish it with some cheese and salsa. Gives it a little southwest flavor.